Berchtold
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Berchtold is a German given name
, from berht "bright" and wald "rule". The name comes into fashion in the German High Middle Ages, from about the 11th century. The cognate Old English name is Beorhtwald, attested as the name of an archbishop in the 8th century.
Berchtold appears also as the name of the leader of the Wild Hunt
in German folklore
of the 16th century. The name is here replacing the female Perchta
.
People called Berchthold include:
Berchtold is also a surname
, and may refer to:
Germanic name
Germanic given names are traditionally dithematic; that is, they are formed from two elements, by joining a prefix and a suffix. For example, King Æþelred's name was derived from æþel, for "noble", and ræd, for "counsel". Many of these names are still used today, while others have fallen out of use...
, from berht "bright" and wald "rule". The name comes into fashion in the German High Middle Ages, from about the 11th century. The cognate Old English name is Beorhtwald, attested as the name of an archbishop in the 8th century.
Berchtold appears also as the name of the leader of the Wild Hunt
Wild Hunt
The Wild Hunt is an ancient folk myth prevalent across Northern, Western and Central Europe. The fundamental premise in all instances is the same: a phantasmal, spectral group of huntsmen with the accoutrements of hunting, horses, hounds, etc., in mad pursuit across the skies or along the ground,...
in German folklore
German folklore
German folklore shares many characteristics with Scandinavian folklore and English folklore due to their origins in a common Germanic mythology. It reflects a similar mix of influences: a pre-Christian pantheon and other beings equivalent to those of Norse mythology; magical characters associated...
of the 16th century. The name is here replacing the female Perchta
Perchta
Perchta or Berchta , also commonly known as Percht and other variations, was once known as a goddess in Southern Germanic paganism in the Alpine countries...
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People called Berchthold include:
- Bertulf (Archbishop of Trier) (d. 883) is in some chronicles also attested as "Berthold"
- Berthold, Duke of BavariaBerthold, Duke of BavariaBerthold , of the Luitpolding dynasty, was the younger son of Margrave Luitpold of Bavaria and Cunigunda, sister of Duke Erchanger of Swabia. He followed his nephew Eberhard as Duke of Bavaria in 938....
(d. 947) - Berthold II, Duke of CarinthiaBerthold II, Duke of CarinthiaBerthold II was an ancestor of the House of Baden, in addition to being Duke of Carinthia and Margrave of Verona....
(d. 1078) - Berthold II, Duke of SwabiaBerthold II, Duke of SwabiaBerthold II was the Duke of Swabia from 1092 to 1098.Berthold was a son of Berthold II, Duke of Carinthia and initially supported Rudolf of Rheinfelden against King Henry IV. Both the Zähringer and Rheinfeldener were relieved of their titles and possessions by the king in 1077...
(1050-1111) - Berthold of ParmaBerthold of ParmaBerthold was a Benedictine lay brother. Born in Parma, Italy, to Anglo-saxon parents, who escaped to Italy, from the Norman conquest of England. Berthold spent the majority of his life serving nuns in Parma, at the St. Alexander Convent.-References:...
(d. 1111) - Berthold of GarstenBerthold of GarstenBerthold of Garsten , also known as Blessed Berthold, is believed to be of the family of the Counts of Bogen and Vögte of Regensburg Cathedral. He was to begin with a Benedictine monk at St. Blaise's Abbey in the Black Forest and was then, in 1107, appointed prior at Göttweig Abbey...
(d. 1142) - Saint BertoldSaint BertoldSaint Bertold of Mount Carmel was born in Limoges in south west France. He went to the Holy Lands as a Crusader and was in Antioch during its siege by the Saracens. It was around this time had Bertold had a vision of Christ denouncing the evil ways of the soldiers...
(d. 1195) - Berthold of HanoverBerthold of HanoverBerthold of Hanover was a German Cistercian and Bishop of Livonia, who met his death in a crusade against the pagan Livonians.-Life:...
(d. 1198) - Berthold V, Duke of ZähringenBerthold V, Duke of ZähringenBerchtold V of Zähringen was Duke of Zähringen until his death, succeeding his father Berchtold IV in 1186.- History and legacy :...
(1160-1218) - Berthold, Margrave of BadenBerthold, Margrave of BadenBerthold Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst August Heinrich Karl, Margrave of Baden was born on 24 February 1906 in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He was the son of Prince Maximilian, Margrave of Baden and Princess Marie Louise of Hanover and Cumberland. He died on 27 October 1963 in Spaichingen,...
(1906-1963)
Berchtold is also a surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
, and may refer to:
- Joseph BerchtoldJoseph BerchtoldJoseph Berchtold , a former stationery salesman, succeeded Julius Schreck as Reichsführer SS in 1926. He was the last surviving person to hold that position and the only one to survive World War II....
(1897-1963), Nazi Party member and Reich Leader of the SS - Leopold Graf BerchtoldLeopold Graf BerchtoldLeopold Graf Berchtold von und zu Ungarschitz, Frättling und Püllütz , was an Austro-Hungarian politician, diplomat and statesman who served as Imperial Foreign Minister at the outbreak of World War I.- Career :Born in Vienna on 18 April 1863 into a wealthy noble family that owned lands in...
(1863-1942), Austro-Hungarian foreign minister at the outbreak of the First World War - Friedrich von BerchtoldFriedrich von BerchtoldBedřich Karel Eugen Všemír Berchtold hrabě z Uherčic, , was a Czech physician and botanist.-Biography:Berchtold was born in Stráž nad Nežárkou , District Jindřichův Hradec, in the Czech Republic....
(1781-1876), Moravian botanist and physician.